ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300678
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| Date: | Sunday 1 July 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.84 Dragon Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Newcastle Aero Club |
| Registration: | VH-BAH |
| MSN: | 2055 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brewarrina Airport, Brewarrina, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Brewarrina Airport, Brewarrina, NSW (BWQ/YBRW) |
16.02.43: Manufactured by De Havilland Aircraft Pty Ltd, Mascot Airport, Sydney NSW as part of an RAAF order for 87 aircraft
16.03.43: 1st Flight at Mascot, Sydney, NSW.
28.03.43: Received by No 2 Aircraft Park (2 AP) at Bankstown Airport, Sydney, NSW and bought on charge as A34-66.
20.05.43: Modified W/T Equipment fitted at De Havilland Essendon Airport, Melbourne.
07.06.43: Allocated to No 7 Aircraft Depot (7 AD) at RAAF Station Tocumwal for modifications.
30.06.43: Received by 7 AD at RAAF Station Tocumwal
27.07.43: Allocated to at No 3 Wireless Air Gunners School (3 WAGS) at Maryborough Airport, Queensland
09.09.43: Received by 3 WAGS at Maryborough Airport, Queensland
13.09.44: Allocated to No 5 Aircraft Depot (5 AD) at RAAF Base Wagga Wagga, NSW for storage.
17.09.44: Received by 5 AD Care & Maintenance Unit (CMU) at RAAF Station Cootamundra, NSW.
25.09.45: To be retained in RAAF Service "not to be shown to prospective buyers".
16.05.46: Approved for disposal for £7,600 pounds (sic).
24.05.46: Sold by Commonwealth Disposal Commission to Namoi-Walgett District Ambulance Service for £50 pounds. RAAF Markings to be removed before issue. CDC Sales Advice No G (Vic) 491 dated 24 May 1946 refers.
26.06.46: Issued to purchaser. Director of Civil Aviation approved fuel allocation for A34-66 (civil registration VH-ASM allocated) to be ferried RAAF Cootamundra-Sydney-Narrabri-Archerfield.
11.07.46: Director of Civil Aviation allocated registration VH-ASM to Narrabri-Namoi-Walgett District Ambulance Service.
02.10.46: Registration application by Queensland Aerial Ambulance & Taxi Services (QAATS) Pty Ltd, Archerfield Airfield, Brisbane, Queensland. Legal dispute over which ambulance service owned the aircraft. Narrabri-Namoi-Walgett District Ambulance Service. had purchased the aircraft from CDC with donated public funds. Agreement with Queensland Aerial Ambulance & Taxi Services who would pay all costs of civil conversion and provide it when needed by Narrabri-Namoi-Walgett District Ambulance Service.
23.12.46: Interim C of A expires 24 February 1947, not to be renewed until ownership dispute settled.
22.05.47: Narrabri-Namoi-Walgett District Ambulance Service declared they had transferred all ownership rights and title of VH-BAH to Queensland Aerial Ambulance & Taxi Services.
23.05.47: Registered as VH-BAH to Queensland Aerial Ambulance & Taxi Services.
26.05.48: Sold to Qantas Empire Airways (QEA) Brisbane and used on regular scheduled services.
01.04.49: Change of ownership to Trans Australian Airlines (TAA), Brisbane. Part of the TAA takeover of Qantas Empire Airlines Queensland routes.
June 1949: Configured for passengers or dingo bait dropping.
12.10.49: Operated by Trans Australian Airlines (TAA), Brisbane, on regular passenger routes.
May 1950: Operated on dingo bait dropping flights.
30.07.52: Configured for passengers, ambulance or dingo bait dropping.
19.02.55: Change of ownership to Royal Newcastle Aero Club, Broadmeadow, NSW.
01.07.56: The aircraft was engaged in flood relief work operating out of Brewarrina Airport, Brewarrina, NSW. The aircraft became airborne in a semi-stalled condition after an abnormally long run then stalled and crashed from a height of 75 feet and burned. The pilot, Mick Hart, was pulled clear from the burning aircraft but later died from his injuries. A Director of Civil Aviation report stated the cause of the accident was: "Probably due to deterioration in handling characteristics resulting from overloading".
11.07.56: Struck-off Register as "destroyed"
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH84.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus01.html
3. https://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/dh84-pt2/dh84-dragon-pt2.htm
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a34.htm
5. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1774082 [VH-BAH at Broadmeadow, NSW in 1955]
6. https://www.airhistory.net/photo/483005/VH-BAH [VH-BAH at Cloncurry, Queensland between 2 May 1948 and 31 March 1949]
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewarrina_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Nov-2022 14:39 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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